When most things are shut down and it's 102º outside, what to do, what to do?
We have a couple extra things planned per week.
We have our daily chores and activities.
And we have a lot of down time at home.
That's not so bad.
This was a day of kids in the house.
I don't do this very often. It's a pretty loud kind of day and Mr. Phillip is working from home, so we try to have things to do that quell the running around and chasing each other.
One of the girls likes to help me cook or bake, so we made lemon custard sponge cake. It was fairly simple and very delicious.
We had lunch. They played outside for a while. Phoebe led them in card games. Then I had them sit at the table and draw while I read two chapters from Prince Caspian (I've been reading the Chronicles of Narnia to Harrison this summer).
Harrison drew the two above. Such juxtaposition.
Phoebe sketched the skull.
I quote Liz: "Phoebe? Are you okay?"
Perhaps it's the San Antonio effect of Dia de Muertos. They did have her form a decorative skull out of clay at her Southwest School of Art class.
And we went with the Travis' to Pedernales State Park.
You have to make reservations several months ahead, but it does limit the number of people who are there so that it's a more relaxing, fun time in the river.
Harrison brought his raft.
They named the different places of the river: Pirate's Cove, Witch's Brew.
There are fossils in that limestone. And miniature gorges.
It was super hot, but a really neat place to see.
We had cool breezy shade, a river, picnic lunch, good conversation.
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